For manual ways to fix the problem I came across these:

This Spybot forum thread refers to a way to undo a Spybot action:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?p=50722#post50722

This GottaBeMobile thread refers to a way to fix registry values:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/CommentView,guid,5f202cb9-924d-4432-b529-ff2251c7c494.aspx

I don’t know enough to evaluate these approaches, but they sound like things worth trying before reinstalling the operating system.

It might be worth running the Windows System File Checker, you’ll need to have your Operating System CD handy.

Start > Run

then in the run box type:

“sfc /scannow”

without the quotes.

Worth a try, but as with anything backup first :)

I ran spybot over the weekend on my HP 4200- it did in fact disable the tablet functions. Sadly I cannot get system restore to work- it fails every time i try to go back to an earlier time. Is there a manual way for me to fix this??? I would hate to have to reload my entire operating system for this.

HELP!!!

What we know for sure is that there is an actual Smitfraud.C and that the Spybot “fix” disables Tablet functionality. What remains to be determined is whether the only computers that display the message are infected, or whether Spybot will flag some or all Tablet PCs that are not infected.

Other reports are appearing of people getting the Smitfraud.C message, for example http://www.gottabemobile.com/CommentView,guid,5f202cb9-924d-4432-b529-ff2251c7c494.aspx
What we don’t know yet is whether people getting this message are infested with such spyware or whether this is a false positive.

Hopefully this will get fixed before too many people are inconvenienced, but mistakes happen and people need to stay in the loop. Spybot, Microsoft and Motion Computing have all gotten a heads-up. I presume other hardware companies need to know about this too since it sounds like this will affect all Tablet PC users who run the 3 November Spybot definitions, but I have only tested on Motion Computing hardware.

1) Launch S&D
2) Mode Menu (top bar)–> choose “Advanced Mode”
3) Settings Tab (lower left)–> choose Settings.
4) In Settings list that appears on the right, scroll down to “Expert Settings.”
5) Check “Show Expert buttons in results list” and “Show Expert buttons in recovery list”

Now, run a full scan.
1) Click on the “Search & Destroy” icon in left bar
2) In the scan window that appears on the right, click on the “File Sets” menu –> choose “Select all available checks.”
3) Click “Check for Problems.”
4) This runs a complete system scan for spware, usage tracks, etc.
5) Once the scan completes (it’ll take some time) carefully review the items in the list.
6) For each item that you want to exclude from being “fixed” simply right click on it and select to exclude from future searches.

Anyone else who uses Spybot please feel free to modify what I’ve outlined here. Hope this helps.

P.S. As added protection, I team Spybot with JavaCool Software’s SpywareBlaster, which blocks spyware from being installed in the first place.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html